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sap·ro·phyt·ic

adj :  obtaining food by absorbing dissolved organic material : esp  :  obtaining nourishment osmotically from the products of organic breakdown and decay < opportunists that attack only already diseased tissue>  sap*ro*phyt*i*cal*ly adv 
 
 

 
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